Rumor: Microsoft to drop Xbox Live Gold requirement for Netflix, Hulu, and most streaming media apps

Ars Technica is reporting that multiple sources within Microsoft have confirmed talk of making changes to Xbox Live Gold in regards to streaming media services. While no concrete plans have been announced by Microsoft themselves, with E3 less than a month away it seems that this may be a possible key point of their presentation there. The only downside to all of this is we may see certain Xbox Live features that are not behind the Gold pay-wall move behind it, such as the NFL on Xbox.